Week In Review 1/5-1/10 + #No Excuses #Sweat Pink Challenge

Hello and happy Sunday!  Today is my rest day and I am so thankful because I am still so sore from my workouts this week.  I find that taking 2 rest days a week really helps to give me the recovery time I need in between workouts.  I had a really great week of workouts and loved incorporating my new battle ropes and more kettle bells, I challenged myself all week.  How did your week go?

I stuck with my schedule with one small adjustment, I switched Wednesday and Thursday.  I have also set a weekly goal to burn 3,500 calories, it pushes me to work harder in all my workouts!  Having goals is a great thing, even small attainable ones.  Try to set a weekly goal for yourself!

Here is what my week looked like:
Monday: Chest & Arms Circuits with Ropes and Kettle bells
Tuesday: Legs Circuits with Ropes and Kettle bells
Wednesday: Rest
Thursday: Back & Shoulders Circuits with Ropes and Boxing
Friday: Arms- Drop sets with Ropes and Kettle bells (I'll post this workout this week)
Saturday: Legs Circuits with Jump Ropes and Kettle Bells (I'll post this workout this week)
Sunday: Rest
My goal of 3,500 calories was reached!

This coming week will be the same schedule I have set up, but I will take Thursday and Sunday off.  You can see my workout schedule here.
Do you plan your weekly workouts in advance?

 
As you know I am a Sweat Pink Ambassador, it really is an awesome group of supportive fitness ladies, and Sweat Pink along with Augusta Active, Shower Pill, ActivMotion Bar, WIN Detergent and Beaming with Health have all joined in for a New Year, New You #NoExcuses Challenge.  I will be completing the daily challenges and posting on my Facebook, Twitter and Instagram pages. 

I hope that you will join in for a year of #NoExcuses.  All you have to do is snap and post a pic of you completing the daily task and use the #NoExcuses and #SweatPink in your post on any social media you choose.  You can also sign up to join the movement ($5) and you will get weekly e-mails and be included for giveaways from the sponsors of the challenge.  Here is the link if you want to join: https://sweat.formstack.com/forms/noexcuses.

Make sure to like my Facebook page and follow me on Instagram and Twitter so you don't miss out! #NoExcuses!  Let's make 2015 the best year yet!  

A New Workout Schedule for a New Year

Happy New Year!  I hope that everyone had a wonderful time ringing in the New Year.  We just had a few friends over, had a yummy taco dinner, played some games and had fun ringing in 2015!  Yesterday I was tired from being up till 1:30 (yes I am old!), and I was really, really sore from my workouts so I took a rest day and we just vegged out for most of the day.  I have been taking detox baths with Epsom salts, baking soda and essential oils lately, and I know they are great for sore muscles so I took one last night and it was awesome, I also sleep really well after a hot bath.  It was a perfect day and I woke up refreshed today.

I started with a great workout with my friend Wendy.  We did arms and shoulders circuits followed by a tabata workout.  Since it is a new year I feel like it time for a new workout schedule too.  I really want to work on my arms and shoulder so by the time summer comes around I will be ready to show off some seriously muscular arms!  I also want to lean out my legs.  So I have written a new workout schedule that I will follow for January, then re-evaluate and change up in February, to keep my body from hitting a workout plateau and keep me from getting bored!  I can be a creature of habit and end up doing the same workouts over and over.  I am also trying to add in some new moves as well and making some new tabata workouts, so as I write new workouts I will be sure to share.  Here is the workout schedule I have some up with for January 2015.

Monday- Chest & Arms, HIIT cardio
Tuesday- Legs & abs
Wednesday- Back & Shoulders, HIIT cardio
Thursday- Rest
Friday- Arms & Shoulders, HIIT cardio
Saturday- Legs, HIIT cardio
 Sunday- Rest

My HIIT workouts will be either treadmill intervals, a tabata workout or a Jillian Michaels kickboxing workout.  I also got some battle ropes for Christmas from my awesome hubby and they should be there today, so I am looking forward to incorporating those into my HIIT sessions too.  Later this week I will post some of the HIIT workouts that I do.  Also, once I get all my new workouts written I will share too.
What are some of your favorite HIIT workouts?  Do you like steady state cardio or intervals?

Today I have linked up with some fun blogs be sure to head over and check them out!
Pretty Little Grub- FYI Friday Link Up
Eat, Pray, Run DC- Friday Five Link Up

Keep an eye out for our Wild Workout Wednesday Link Up that will be starting on 1/71/15, hope to see you there!